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May 09, 2008
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Product Liability Terms and Definitions

 

 

Prescription Drug
Any donated, previously dispensed, prescription drug Shall not have been adulterated, misbranded, or stored under conditions contrary to standards established by the United States Pharmacopoeia or the product manufacturer.

Lead Poisoning
Paints & outdoor play products, since lead poisoning symptoms does not break down naturally, it can be present in your home's dust, paint or soil, or in your drinking water or your food until it is removed.

BREACH OF WARRANTY
If these warranties are breached (if the promises are broken or if the defendants have misrepresented something), then you may claim the theory of Breach of Warranty.

Dispute Resolution Programs
During mediation, both sides involved in the dispute meet with a neutral third party and create their own agreement jointly. In contrast, in arbitration the third party decides how to settle the problem.

Product Safety Recalls
Sometimes sale of the item is banned. A manufacturer may establish a recall program that asks consumers to return the defective item for replacement or repair.

Goods
All things (including specially manufactured goods) which are movable at the time of identification to the contract for sale other than the money in which the price is to be paid

Inadequate Warning
Manufacturers not only have a duty to warn, but they may also have to recall a defective product that is already on store shelves. Federal law makes it mandatory to recall certain products, like cars and toys.

Advertising
The act of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcement.

Secret warranties
In dealing with defects in autos & new car parts sometimes free repairs are not publicized, they are called "secret warranties." Some states have passed laws requiring vehicle owners be notified of secret warranties.

Manufacturing Defect
When one particular product out of many like products has a flaw that makes it unreasonably dangerous, it is said to have a manufacturing defect.

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Did You Know?    
 
 
The CPSC warns consumers about the hazard of exposure to consumer products containing asbestos
These products include: Asbestos paper and millboard,Asbestos-cement sheet,Dry-mix asbestos furnace or boiler cement,Asbestos wood/coal stove door gaskets,Asbestos laboratory gloves and pads,Asbestos stove mats and iron rests,Central hot-air furnace duct connectors containing asbestos,Bulk asbestos fibers,Some of these products still are for sale or may be in consumers' homes. Handling these products may release asbestos fibers; breathing asbestos fibers is known to cause cancer.

 


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News about product liability cases in Ohio and nationwide:

Black & Decker Expands Recall of Cordless Electric Lawnmowers Due to Fire Hazard
 

An electrical component in the lawnmowers can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Black & Decker has received 10 additional ...

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Pool Toys Recalled by Wild Planet Toys Due to Risk of Impalement Injury to Children
Wild Planet has received one report of an impalement injury to an 8-year-old girl who landed seat first onto a Jet Streamer left in a swimming...
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Fisher Price Recalls Infant Musical Toy Chair
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a volunt...
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Product Liability Terms

 


Today's Terms

Express Warranties

Definition:
Promises stated outright by the manufacturer or seller. They are usually in advertisements or on a product’s packaging.

US CPSC

Definition:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they monitor products and issue recalls

Implied Warranties

Definition:
Not stated outright by the manufacturer or the seller. For example, you might have an Implied Warranty of Merchantability, which promises that your product is good for its ordinary purpose.

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Ohio Product Liability Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an product liability attorney you should contact our Product Liability Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Alliance
  • Ashtabula
  • Barberton
  • Beachwood
  • Bowling Green
  • Brunswick
  • Canton
  • Chillicothe
  • Cincinnati
  • Cleveland
  • Columbus
  • Dayton
  • Delaware
  • Dublin
  • Eastlake
  • Elyria
  • Fairborn
  • Fairfield
  • Findlay
  • Grove City
  • Hamilton
  • Hilliard
  • Kent
  • Lakewood
  • Lancaster
  • Loveland
  • Marion
  • Mason
  • Massillon
  • Medina
  • Mentor
  • Middletown
  • Newark
  • Painesville
  • Reynoldsburg
  • Sandusky
  • Stow
  • Toledo
  • West Chester
  • Westerville
  • Wooster
  • Xenia
  • Youngstown
  • Zanesville
 


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